Relief Landing Field –
Butress
General Information
Base / Station: Buttress
Province: Saskatchewan
Dates of Operation or Period of Information: WW2, 55-66
Unit Duties / Information: Relief Landing Field for Moose Jaw
Aircraft Flown: not applicable
Commanding Officers: not applicable
Financial Impact:
Date / Reason for Closure: 1944-45, reduced need for aircrew
~1966, not able to handle jet traffic
Site Evolution:
- The Publication On Track…the Pilot’s Air Travel Guide (First Annual Edition – 1978) lists the Aerodrome as “Butress – Lat:50 15N – Long:105 33W – GMT-6 – 72NE,72SE,E-16 – Abandoned”
Current Status: abandoned N50 15 W105 33; all runways still exist, no buildings
Site Plan – 1953
(Circa 1953) (Source 1 Canadian Air Division)
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there’s a marker in my pasture that people from the base sometimes come and dig it up. I’d like to know what it’s for. It’s connected to the buttress relief airport. I am interested in history